The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-31

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sellers cruel and cunning devices.
Chivalry does not mean gapy,
meaningless fattery, as some men
seem to think. But thoughtful and
careful consideration for those, WHO
by mans laws are prosecuted from
helping and protecting themselves.
/ have seen ladies vote, so am
writing about what I know. I hap
pened to be in q State where the wo-
men vote. Ny hostess was lovely
little lady, cultivated, refined, veal.
thy. / had all the ignorant preju-
dice against womau's ballot. and
thought it was reallye we Lave been
I educated to believe \ terrible, dis
graceful thing to 60 to the polls,
where rough men would be swearing,
and where | might possibly have to
use a pistol to defend myself against
a shillelah. Imagine my horror,
when uy little friend came in and
informing me that she was going to
vote, asked me to accompany her to
the polls. In her dainty fingers, she
held her ballot, with the protest mo"
conspicuously visible. | certainly
might 60 where she did, SO went.
When we reached the voting pre-
cinct, she stepped from the carriage,
men cleared the way for her respect.
fully. l have been much more rudely
jostled, and crowded, when ! went to
pay my taxes. When she returned
to the carriage, she said with much
emotion Il an so grateful for the
privilege Of doing something towards
getting tie saloons out of the way
before my three little fa:iierless boys
are old enough to be enticed into
them; for they inherit the fearful ap-
petite, and l am very anxious;
DO you think that ballot, cast for
that purpose, by that mother whose
heart had been torn with anguish be-
cause Of the ruin (through alcoLo!} Of
q once noble and scholarly husband
was an "of'erse to God" Nay, veri-
" net the God I worship-I am sure.
After the voting, We drove out into
tie country. She was a model house
keeper, and had promised to instruct
me in making some delicious pickles.
We went to obtain our materials, and
spent the day afterwards in pre-
pairing them.
That night, the Chautauqua Circle,
connected with our ". G. T. y. met.
Every lady Of prominence in the city
was present, every one had that day
voted against liquor, and yet they
looked as lovely and as wolnanly as
any ladies ! ever met, and it was de-
cidedly, without single exception,
the most Intelligent company, ! ever
had the privilege of being in. AL
though perhaps some might have
called them more womanly, if they
had spent the day embroidering pink
dogs with green eyes, and been so
fatigued by the exertion that they
had to take lager or morphine to
tone them up. There is no account
ing for taste, and there are women to
supply that demand, but you cannot
find them in the ". c. T. i.
The strongest and broadest men,
all over the South, say woman's bal
lot is the only hope for the homes of
the nation. l rarely make an ad-
dress, that some distinguished nan
does say tome, prohibition will never
become national, until woman has
the BALLOT
Read your Legislative and Con-
gressional reports, and see how en-
tirely home interests are ignored, and
saloon interests legislated for.
During the session Of the last Leg
islature, some member from the up
country offered bill that would pre-
vent the sale Of tobacco in any form
to boys. Some other States have
passed it. Bu, Senator thought it
impracticable, because in order to
distinguish boys from men, it would
be necessary for them to carry around
with them the family register. Amaz-
ing! not to be able to tell boy from
man without the family register.
TO belong to the ". C. T. U. you
may, or you may not believe in wo-
mans suffrage. Some northern States
in their constitutions oppose it. The
majority never bring it up for dis.
cussion. We have our individual
opinion on that subject, as on any
other. / myself, think there is too
much suffrage and it is too unequally
distributed. think an .educationa al
qualification should be required, and
only people who can intelllgently
vote, whether they be male or female,
should be allowed to do so.
believe too, that women ought to
be put on school boards in South
Carolina. as in some other States.